LGBTQ

Julia Turshen's new cookbook gets very wonderfully personal
Posted on 07 March 2021NEW YORK — Best-selling cookbook author Julia Turshen concentrates on the raw material of ea ...

‘Watch and Learn’ virtual event at Penn State advocates for Black LGBTQ community
Posted on 07 March 2021On Thursday night, Penn State’s National Council of Negro Women teamed up with Penn State’s Ce ...

Get to Know the History Behind 21 LGBTQIA+ Pride Flags and What They Each Represent
Posted on 07 March 2021Almost 52 years ago, members of the queer community protested in New York, standing up for LGBTQIA ...

Local advocates condemn Chick-fil-A’s ‘history of discrimination’ against LGBTQ community
Posted on 07 March 2021A small group of community members on Thursday, Feb. 25, gathered outside of the newly opened ...

For LGBTQ seniors, COVID-19 worsens an epidemic of loneliness
Posted on 07 March 2021PHOENIX – Reminders to stay connected and reach out to loved ones have been constant dur ...

How Golden Globes Ambassador Satchel Lee is Making the Most of Her Time in the Spotlight
Posted on 07 March 2021She may have made her Golden Globes debut Sunday night as an ambassador, but NBCLX contributo ...

House of Representatives passes sweeping LGBTQ rights bill
Posted on 07 March 2021The House of Representatives on Thursday passed the Equality Act, a landmark LGBTQ ...

A record 5.6% of U.S. adults identify as LGBTQ, up from 4.5% in 2017: Gallup
Posted on 07 March 2021An increasing number of people in the U.S. identify as LGBTQ, according to a new survey ...

The Untold Story of Queer Foster Families
Posted on 07 March 2021When Don Ward was a child, in Seattle, in the nineteen-sixties, his mother, each December, wou ...

Gov. Cuomo dropped from LGBT gala set to honor him
Posted on 07 March 2021Gov. Andrew Cuomo was set to be the primary honoree at the LGBT Bar of New York’s 2021 gala but ...

North Brooklyn Locals Do Not Like the Plastic Mural Proposed For Their Park
Posted on 07 March 2021Last year, East River State Park in Williamsburg was renamed for the late Black trans activi ...

Foundation Steps Up To Help Iconic Village Gay Bar Stay Afloat
Posted on 07 March 2021WEST VILLAGE, NY — Julius' Bar, one of the oldest continuously operated LGBTQ+ bars in the ...

How 2 Black transgender women are fighting housing insecurity for the LGBTQ+ community
Posted on 07 March 2021As a teenager, Ceyenne Doroshow, the founder and now-executive director of Gays and Lesbians Livi ...

Exclusive: Rep. Ritchie Torres to introduce bill to collect LGBTQ small-business loan data
Posted on 07 March 2021Rep. Ritchie Torres, a New York Democrat, said Monday that he plans to reintroduce a bill that wil ...

Diverse group of cities have highest rates of gay households
Posted on 07 March 2021ORLANDO, Fla. — Once known for singer Anita Bryant’s anti-gay rights campaign and a ban on ga ...

Different fight, 'same goal': How the Black freedom movement inspired early gay activists
Posted on 07 March 2021On April 25, 1965, three teenagers refused to leave Dewey’s Restaurant in Philadelphia after emp ...

LID Proceeds to Runoff Between Stringer and Morales
Posted on 07 March 2021Members of Lambda Independent Democrats (LID) voted to move ahead with a runoff between City Com ...

Heritage of Pride Planning a March with Some In-Person Component
Posted on 07 March 2021The main New York City LGBTQ Pride march on June 27 will consist of both virtual and “in-person ...

Julien Baker’s New Album Merges Religion, Sexuality, and Substance Use
Posted on 07 March 2021Julien Baker can break your heart with just her voice and guitar or piano. Her music is so intim ...

House Passes Equality Act as GOP’s Alternative Bill Looms
Posted on 07 March 2021The Equality Act, a federal bill that would implement comprehensive protections for the LGBTQ com ...